Acting credits
3
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Jonathan Dayton
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.3
Low visibility
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Movies: 15Series: 6Crew credits: 18
TMDB ID: 16959
IMDb ID: nm0206760
Known for: Directing
Born: July 7, 1957
Age: 68
Place of birth: Alameda County, California
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1988 - 2025
Years active: 38
Average TMDB rating: 7.11
Wikidata: Q13644938
Other jobs
Director (11)Executive Producer (3)Producer (2)Creator (1)Director of Photography (1)
Biography
Jonathan Dayton (born 7 July 1957) and Valerie Faris (born 20 October 1958) are a team of American music video directors, also husband and wife, that received critical acclaim for their feature film directorial debut, Little Miss Sunshine.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Jonathan Dayton.
6.8
Battle of the Sexes
Director
2017 Movie
3.3
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
as Self
2016 Movie
7.1
Ruby Sparks
Director
2012 Movie
Students of 'The Graduate'
as Self
2007 Movie
7.7
Little Miss Sunshine
Director
2006 Movie
8.0
The Offspring - Complete Music Video Collection
Director
2005 Movie
7.3
Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos
Director
2004 Movie
9.0
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
Director
2004 Movie
3.0
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
Director
2003 Movie
8.3
The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection
Director
2001 Movie
6.9
Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist
Director of Photography
1997 Movie
10.0
The Smashing Pumpkins: 1979
Director
1996 Movie
5.0
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
Producer
1995 Movie
janet.
1994 Movie
6.8
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
Producer
1988 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jonathan Dayton.
7.2
Stick
Executive Producer • 10 eps
2025 Series
7.2
Fleishman Is in Trouble
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2022 Series
6.7
Living with Yourself
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2019 Series
7.0
Highston
Creator
2015 Series
4.5
Making the Video
Director • 2 eps
1999 Series
7.6
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Director • 1 eps
1995 Series